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Day One – Mosquitoes!

In the early morning we untied the raft from the dock and pushed off. George and his family waved as we floated away. We rowed between the network of houses built along the river and out to the river’s current. As soon as we reached the river people in [...]

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Day 22. Sun 8th May. Liwonde National Park

After breakfast we get everything packed up, then I teach Ken to play backgammon.
Chris gets back about 9:45 with her two faithful guides having thoroughly enjoyed herself, apart from being annoyed by families with kids who have cheated and taken the [...]

Bamako, Mali 29 November 2000

Hello all
Writing to you from Bamako, capital of Mali after a long, hot, dusty but amazing drive from the Moroccan border. [...]

Afghanistan

Before the Russians invaded, Afghanistan was a country on the "overland trail". Many travellers passed though on their way to India or Europe. It was a country which had not fully entered the twentieth century. [...]

The Game of Buzkashi

"Buzkashi" is an ancient game played in Afghanistan and dates back to the days of Ghengis Khan (called Chingiz Khan in Afghanistan). The Mongols who originally played it on the steppe, lived and died in the saddle. It is played mostly in the nor [...]